Family Twine

The Blazers start to the season has got us thrown for a loop.  While there are enough positives on the court to make us hopeful, the results aren't showing up on the court.  We discuss the offense, defense, personnel and coaching changes and the effect they are having on the wins/losses early in the season.  There are things of concern (having enough depth to play faster and more aggressive) and things to not worry about (Damian Lamonte Lillard Sr.). 

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To say the start of the Blazers season has been uneven is an insult to the word uneven.  We try to make sense of this team and try to figure out if there are any explanations for the rocky start and if those explanations make you feel any better about the team.  We finish discussing Dame making the NBA 75 All Time Players list and what it means for the franchise and the season.

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The Family Twine household is only interested in one thing this season, making sure it is not the last time Damian Lillard wears a Portland Trail Blazers jersey.  To do that, it seems the team will need to beat expectations.  So we looked at what has to go right for the Blazers (not as much as you'd think) and what has to go wrong for their conference foes (maybe more than is realistic) for the Blazers to at least be one of the last four teams standing in the Western Conference at the end of the season.

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The Blazers didn't make any big moves this offseason, but they are hoping some improvements around the fringes make a big impact.  We discuss the hiring of Chauncey Billups, the upgrades to the bench unit and why Jackson thinks Jusuf Nurkic and CJ McCollum have the most pressure on them to start the season.

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It's been awhile, we shouldn't have left you, without a dope pod to step to, but frankly it wasn't that much fun to talk about the Blazers this offseason.  Before we can look ahead to next season, we force ourselves to revisit Neil Olshey's bungling of the coaching hire; from the interview process to making Damian Lillard the focal point of negative fan reaction, to the joke of a press conference, to the on and on and on.  It won't be a fun one to listen to, but perhaps by looking back together we can start to look forward to the 2021-2022 season.

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Every once in a while a father has to have that difficult conversation with his son, "Does the addition of Norm Powell mean the Blazers have to seriously start thinking about trading CJ this offseason?"  Well, Fathers Day was that day in the Family Twine household so we talked trade ideas w/an extended conversation about Ben Simmons. We also discussed what should the Blazers do if they can't find a legitimate number 2 in the trade but instead get two needed parts to better balance the roster.

We finish with a discussion of what it could mean for Anfernee Simons, Nas Little and Derrick Jones Jr. if the Blazers decide to keep CJ in the mix.  Listen in and let us know what you think.

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Jackson slides behind Neil Olshey's desk to evaluate how each Blazer met expectations this season.  We also provide a little homework for some of the key contributors to help the Blazers make the leap into title contention discussion next season.

We also discuss why Mike D' Antoni would be a great fit for the Blazers as a head coach next season, before Jackson drops a tease about how open the Western Conference might be next season.

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You know how we always say the pod's are a lot of fun to record?  Well that ain't the case this week as we recap the Blazers first round loss to Denver (boo), discuss Terry Stotts stepping down as head coach (sad) and briefly talk about the brief flirtation of Jason Kidd as leading coaching candidate (yuch).  Come commiserate with us.  As the Blazers enter what will most likely be a very tumultuous off season, we still say Go Blazers though.

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The Blazers are tied w/the Nuggets 2-2 in their best of 7 series and we talk about what went right and what went wrong over the last three games.  We also look ahead to Game 5 to discuss what adjustments can still pay dividends and what new things we should be looking for.  Finally, we use The Undefeated's Justin Tinsley's - 2-1-1 theory for playoff victories and how it works in the Blazers favor.

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The Blazers take game 1 against the Nuggets and there was a lot to like.  We talk a healthy Nurk, Coach Stotts' defensive game plan, Damian leading the back court, great bench production from Melo & Ant and Zach Collins sending a double bird at Jamal Murray.

We also highlight some areas the Blazers need to improve upon in game 2 as well as a few possible adjustments from the Nuggets.

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